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PHSA Board Parent Elections May 2010

April, 27 2010
PHSA BOARD ELECTIONS MAY 2010
PHSA is holding an election to fill two vacancies in the Parent membership group of the Board of Directors.
The PHSA Nominations and Bylaws committee encourages every program’s strongest leaders to consider being nominated.


Candidates must complete the appropriate forms to be eligible for the slate of candidates in this election.  These forms are:

     a)  The program endorsement (required for parents and staff nominees only)

     b)  The candidate profile

The PHSA Bylaws define the Parent membership group as follows (Article V, Section 2):

Parents – the parent membership group shall consist of parents or guardian of children currently enrolled in a Pennsylvania Head Start/Early Head Start program. 

Candidates for election to the Board must submit in advance to the PHSA Board a Board Candidate Program Endorsement Form, which has been completed and signed by the Administrator of their program.  (PHSA Bylaws, Article VII, Section 1, 1)  

In accordance with PHSA Bylaws, (Article VII, Section 1, 1, 2, 3 and 4), each program shall have the following votes: 

Parents - shall vote for Parents, with each program having two designated voting representatives.

The election shall be conducted by mail-in ballot between May 10 and May 28, 2010.  This should allow time for each program to have their designated representative(s) vote in the election.  Candidate profiles and endorsement forms, if applicable, are due to the PHSA office by 5 PM on May 7, 2010.

Respectfully,
                
Jo Pepper, Co-Chair                 Barbara Mahaney, Co-Chair
Capital Area Head Start            Seton Hill Child Services                                           
 
Click here for the election forms! 
Election Time Line 

 

 April 27, 2010

Election Information is sent out to PHSA membership.
May 7, 2010 @5pm
Deadline for nominations to be received by the PHSA office.
 
May 10, 2010
 
Candidate list (ballots) will be mailed to all program directors.
May 28, 2010
 
Completed ballots, including signatures, must be received by the PHSA office. 
June 1, 2010
PHSA announces names of new PHSA Board members
 
June 9-10, 2010
 
New Board members seated at PHSA June Board meeting.